Grootfontein Weather in January
Grootfontein in January
The short of it: Grootfontein in January averages a high of 31 °C (87 °F) and a low of 18 °C (64 °F), with 136 mm (5.4 in) of rain and about 13 h 11 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 31° · low 18° · rain 136 mm · daylight 13 h 11 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Grootfontein an average January high of 31°, a low of 18° and some 136 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 31° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 136 mm.
The sun is up for about 13 h 11 min in mid-January.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates January 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and June.
Against its neighbours, Grootfontein runs cooler than most and wetter than most in January. Otjituuo, 52 km to the E, is 1° warmer by day.
January in Grootfontein, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° colder, 59 mm more rain
- Versus February
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 11 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OtjituuoOtjozondjupa Region | 52 km E | 32° | 19° | 118 mm |
| TsumebOshikoto Region | 54 km NW | 32° | 19° | 128 mm |
| OtaviOtjozondjupa Region | 80 km W | 31° | 17° | 131 mm |
| TsintsabisOshikoto Region | 91 km N | 32° | 19° | 130 mm |
| OkakararaOtjozondjupa Region | 131 km SSW | 32° | 17° | 90 mm |
| OshiveloOshikoto Region | 144 km NW | 32° | 19° | 124 mm |
| OkondjatuOtjozondjupa Region | 157 km S | 32° | 18° | 99 mm |
| OtjiwarongoOtjozondjupa Region | 181 km WSW | 32° | 16° | 108 mm |